Race Season Preview: 2025

Yes, some of the major racing calendars are already underway - MotoGP, WSBK, MotoAmerica and FSBK have already had their first outings of the season: but really May represents the start of everything - the BSB kicks off at Oulton Park, the WSBK heads to Cremona, MotoAmerica rolls into Atlanta and MotoGP visits Le Mans and Silverstone. With each championship comes intriguing storylines and sub-plots.

BSB

_{Above: Glenn Irwin will be aiming to go one better this year, as he aims for the BSB title.}

This year the BSB has a different flavour to it, as the showdown will kick off in Assen in September - but before that, we stick with tradition and head to Oulton Park for round 1.

Key storylines for the season;

Defending champion Kyle Ryde has had a tumultuous offseason; with OMG Yamaha announcing in April that they would be pulling out of the 2025 championship due to sponsors pulling out. Two weeks later it was announced that the team had managed to find a new sponsor and would be able to run a single bike team with Kyle staying on his R1 for his title defence.

Ryde's team-mate for 2025 was meant to be 2022 BSB Champion Brad Ray - but given the change of circumstances the for OMG; Ray will now be racing for the raceways Yamaha team.

2023 champion Tommy Bridewell continues with Honda Racing after a very strong first season with the team in 2024.

Glenn Irwin continues with the PBM Ducati team - as a one bike team this season, the Ducati was the best bike on the grid in 2023, and was strong again in 2024. If the start of the 2025 season is any indication, the Ducati will be strong again (Nicolo Bulega looking very strong in WSBK and Josh Herrin's dominance of the Daytona 200).

You can see the full race calendar below.

2025 British Superbike Calendar

WSBK

_{Above: Alex Lowes looks to for success on his new Bimota bike.}

We have already seen 3 rounds of the 2025 WorldSBK calendar, and after some remarkable racing at Philip Island, Portimao and Assen - up next Cremona.

Key storylines for the season;

2024 was a stunner of a season, after huge offseason moves from Toprak Razgatlıoğlu and Jonathan Rea; both were expected to have somewhat of an adjustment period. While that turned out true for Rea, who had a tough first year at Yamaha - Toprak shocked the motorcycle world - taking a previously un-competitive BMW bike to the WorldSBK championship!

2025 therefore represents a chance at redemption for Rea and Yamaha, while Ducati's long-standing dominance across all classes will drive them to be back at the top of the mountain. The Italian manufacturer retained it's rider pairing of Alvaro Bautista and Nicolo Bulega for 2025, both with a point to prove (Alvaro had a down year trying to defend his 2023 title and Nicolo finished 2nd in the championship - in his debut season on the superbike).

The other big storyline from the off-season is the return of Bimota to the WorldSBK paddock, with the KRT team rebranded - keeping on RST factory rider Alex Lowes, and young Italian star Axel Bassani.

You can see the full race calendar below.

2025 WorldSBK Calendar

EWC

_{Above: Alan Techer will be aiming to regain the EWC title in 2024.}

The world famous Le Mans circuit is the venue for the opening act of the 2024 EWC season.

Key storylines for the season;

RST riders Sylvain Guintoli, Alan Techer and FSBK champion Kenny Foray will look to get their championships off to a positive start. For Alan and Sylvain, as former EWC champions - they will have aspirations to get their hands back on the trophy after missing out in 2023 and 2024.

For Kenny, after a dominant FSBK title defence in 2024 (his 3rd consecutive title) - he will look at build on this with a successful EWC campaign.

You can see the full race calendar below.

2025 EWC Calendar

MotoAmerica

_{Above: Sean Dylan Kelly looks to build on an impressive 2024 season, in his first full season aboard the Team Hammer Suzuki.}

The MotoAmerica season heads to Atlanta - Barber saw the storylines begin to take shape, but really a rain-soaked weekend meant it was quite difficult to truly see who the main protagonists for the title will be.

Key storylines for the season;

For the 2025 MotoAmerica season, everyone will be chasing defending champion Josh Herrin in the superbike class - especially after he dominated the Daytona 200 in February on his WARHORSE Ducati.

One of the stand-out performers in the 2024 season was Sean Dylan Kelly, the former Moto2 rider returned to the MotoAmerica paddock in 2024 on the Top Pro Motorsports BMW, following the team pulling out of the competition for 2025; SDK landed himself a seat with Team Hammer.

For Team Hammer, they will hope that their Suzuki GXS-R will be able to compete at the front of the grid. The rider line-up has been tweaked this year with Richie Escalante being joined on the Superbikes by Sean Dylan Kelly.

You can see the full race calendar below.

2025 Motoamerica Calendar

FSBK

_{Above: Kenny Foray will be aiming for his 4th consecutive title in 2025.}

The FSBK championship got underway at Le Mans, earlier in April - round 2 will see all the major protagonists head to Ledanon.

Key storylines for the season;

2025 represents the opportunity for a forth-straight title for RST's Kenny Foray as he aims to add to his championships from 2022, 2023 and 2024.

One of the biggest rivals for Kenny will be another RST rider: Alan Techer, who will be determined to improve on his 2024 campaign, where he finished runner up to Foray.

2025 FSBK Calendar

MotoGP

Marquez. Simple. That's it. That's the story.

MM93 is chasing his 7th MotoGP title, however it's been a minute since he last lifted the crown in 2019. Since then, he's had to deal with a global pandemic, multiple career threatening injuries, the retirement of the GOAT, a terrible Honda (followed by a move to an old Ducati), and the emergence of another young star in the sport; no not the Italian on the best bike - but 2024 champion Jorge Martin.

The outcome of all this? ZERO titles for Marc since 2019.

2025 is different though, for the first time in years (maybe since 2019), Marc is on the best bike. Through the first 4 rounds, he's shown what he can do with that, leaving his teammate in his dust: Marc sits 26 points clear of Pecco, on the same bike.

The MotoGP season has never been longer than 2025 - with 22 race weekends on the calendar, so 4 weekends isn't a huge sample size - however, some things are already clear: the Ducati is once again the best bike, and Marc is still the best rider. That's a tough combination to overcome.

Throughout his career, at his peak, Marc has rarely been matched: it's generally been Marc vs Marc. His relentless speed comes with risk, and he has thrown away race wins over the years - 2025 looks like his contenders may require him to do something similar in order for them to compete.

The other world champions on the grid; 2020 champion Joan Mir is on the Honda, 2021 champion Fabio Quartararo is still with Yamaha and 2024 champion Jorge Martin has just moved to Aprilia. Realistically, none of them have a bike to compete with Ducati. The 2025 MotoGP championship is going to be won by a rider on a Ducati, it's that simple. The only question is which one.

Enter Pecco Bagnaia; the double-champion from 2022 and 2023. The Italian poster-boy of Ducati, and supposedly the man to match MM93. Supposedly seems apt at this point.

Bagnaia is a 2-time MotoGP champion - but in truth, it should be 4x. He's been the No. 1 rider for the factory Ducati team for the last 4 years;

• 2021. Rider errors cost him the title against Fabio Quartararo (when the Yamaha was still somewhat competitive).

• 2022. As Ducati's dominance grew clearer, he almost managed to throw away the title with some wavering performances.

• 2023. Another year without any true contenders to the Ducati - it became clear which rider the Italian manufacturer picked as their 'face-of-success' in the battle between Pecco and his teammate Enea Bastianini.

• 2024. He spent the season battling for the title with 2 riders on non-factory Ducati's - and lost.

Maybe the oddest 2-time champion ever? He certainly wouldn't be my pick to beat Marquez in a straight fight on the same machinery.

Truly, the most exciting rivalry in MotoGP should be MM93 vs. Quartararo vs. Martin - in the last 5 seasons these are the riders who have truly shown they can get more from a bike than expected. Fabio won the championship in 2021 with the 2nd best bike / Jorge won the title in 2024 with an independent team and Marc kept Honda relevant, while 2024 saw him compete for the championship on a 2023 Ducati. What a 3-horse title-race that would be.

The issue? 2 of the 3 riders are saddled on the wrong horse. Yamaha and Aprilia simply aren't competitive with Ducati in 2025 - and that means Fabio and Jorge will be aiming for podiums rather than championships. Update** Jorge Martin missed the start of the season due to injury and upon returning at the Qatar GP broke a number of ribs and punctured a lung, he's out for at least 3 months.

So, crown Marc as the champion now then? Maybe: but, in order to finish first, first you have to finish - and for Marquez his greatness sits on the fine line dividing on the edge to over it. All it takes is for him to push that 1mm too far and the season looks very different.

Either way, we are witnessing one of the greatest to ever do it - and just like the GOAT before him - one day we will miss watching it; so while 2025 may not be an all-time great season - we can still savour watching an all-time great.

2025 MotoGP Calendar

As the racing season kicks into high gear, we're eagerly waiting to see how everything unfolds across the different championships. Sending out our support to all our sponsored riders as they hit the track for another thrilling season of action-packed races. We'll be glued to the action, tracking their every move and rooting for their success every step of the way.

Here's to an epic season ahead!

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